CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
---|---|---|
8.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function copy_event_to_user
of the component File System Notification Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 06/09/2022. The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-1998 since 06/06/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2022).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
---|---|---|---|---|
Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
06/06/2022 🔍06/09/2022 🔍
06/09/2022 🔍
06/11/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-1998 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/09/2022 18:40Updated: 06/11/2022 14:00
Changes: 06/09/2022 18:40 (40), 06/11/2022 14:00 (1)
Complete: 🔍
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.